Patch Name Support - DigiDesign 003 Family Setup Manual

Patch Name Support

Pro Tools supports XML (Extensible Markup
Language) for storing and importing patch
names for you external MIDI devices. Pro Tools
installs MIDI patch name files (.midnam) for the
factory default patch names of many common
MIDI devices. These files reside in directories,
sorted by manufacturer, in /Library/Audio/MIDI
Patch Names/Digidesign.
To import MIDI patch names into Pro Tools:
Verify the MIDI Device name in the Audio
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MIDI Setup window (see "Audio MIDI Setup" on
page 149).
Verify the Instrument or MIDI track output is
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correctly assigned to the MIDI device.
Click the Instrument or MIDI track Patch Se-
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lect button.
Patch Select button
(Edit window)
Patch Select button
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Patch Select button
(Mix window)
In the Patch Select dialog, click Change.
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Change button
Patch Select dialog
In the Open dialog, navigate to /Library/Au-
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dio/MIDI Patch Names/Digidesign/<name of
manufacturer>, and select the MIDI Patch Name
file (.midnam) for the MIDI device.
Click Open.
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The Patch Select dialog is populated with patch
names and the Patch Name Bank pop-up menu
appears in the upper left hand corner of the win-
dow.
Once patch names have been imported into
Pro Tools, they are available for that MIDI de-
vice in all sessions.
To clear patch names:
In the Patch Select dialog, click Clear, and the
click Done.
MIDI patch name files (.midnam) can be ed-
ited in any text editor, or you can use third-
party patch librarian and editor software to
create your own custom patch names.